Region: Piemonte
History: Established as a DOC in 1967; became a DOCG in 1993
Vineyard Area: 9,700 ha / 24,000 acres (2016)
Production: 638,100 hl / 7,083,000 cases (2016)
Principal White Grape Varieties: Moscato
Styles and Wine Composition: 

WHITE WINES

• Moscato d’Asti (WhFrSw): 100% Moscato Bianco (locally Moscatello)

SPARKLING WINES

• Asti or Asti Spumante (WhSpSw): 100% Moscato Bianco

• Asti or Asti Spumante Metodo Classico (WhSpSw): 100% Moscato Bianco

DESSERT AND SPECIALTY WINES

• Vendemmia Tardiva (WhFrSw): 100% Moscato Bianco

Subzones:

• Canelli (Moscato d’Asti only)

• Santa Vittoria d’Alba (Moscato d’Asti and Vendemmia Tardiva only)

• Strevi (Moscato d’Asti only)

Significant Production Rules: 

• Metodo Classico wines must undergo a second fermentation in bottles; Asti Spumante and Moscato d’Asti are fermented in pressurized tanks or autoclaves (Martinotti method)

• Moscato d’Asti cannot exceed 2.5 atmospheres of pressure

• Minimum alcohol level: 4.5% for Moscato d’Asti (6.5% maximum; 11.0% potential, or 12.0% potential for subzones); 6.0% for Metodo Classico (8.0% maximum; 12.0% potential); 6.0% for Asti Spumante (9.5% maximum; 11.5% potential); 11.0% for nonsubzone Vendemmia Tardiva (14.0% potential); 12.0% for Santa Vittoria d’Alba Vendemmia Tardiva (15.0% potential)

• Aging: For Asti and Moscato d’Asti, minimum 1 month in the autoclave; for Metodo Classico, minimum 9 months on the lees (ERD approx. July 1, V+1); for Vendemmia Tardiva, minimum 12 months after vinification (ERD approx. December 1, V+1)

Last Disciplinare Modification: 02/17/2015

Note: About 64% of 2016 production was spumante, and 36% was Moscato d’Asti.